Prosecutor: Suspect in 7 deaths spit at jail guard

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Â? The man whom authorities consider the main triggerman in the slayings of seven family members will face additional charges for trouble a prosecutor says he has caused in jail.

New felony charges of intimidation and battery by bodily waste were to be filed today against Desmond Turner for spitting in a jail guard's face, Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said.

Brizzi is already seeking the death penalty against Turner, 28, for the June 1 shooting deaths at a home on the city's near east side.

Authorities say Turner fought with officers after visiting with his attorney Monday and was placed in a cell in handcuffs. While in the cell, he called a guard by name, threatened to kill him and his family and then spit in his face.

Brizzi said his office would seek to have Turner tested for HIV exposure and moved from the Marion County Jail to a state prison until his trial.

"These latest antics further demonstrate Desmond Turner is a violent predator and danger to anyone who crosses his path," Brizzi said.

The other man charged in the killings, 30-year-old James A. Stewart, has been compliant in the jail, Brizzi said.

Both men are charged with seven counts of murder, along with counts of criminal confinement, robbery, burglary and firearms violations.